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What is the best/safest medication for Social anxiety disorder?

-For a a 16yr
-Least long term effects

I would get the help from a psychiatrist. Only certain medications are approved for teens, because some children have commited suicide while on these medications. You should be well informed of potential weight gain and fatigue too. A psychiatrist would be able to prescribe a combination of medicines to avoid these side effects. I would definately get it treated with medication though. I suffered from Social Anxiety as a teenager and medication would have made a huge positive difference. To my knowledge, only Prozac is approved for teenagers.